Designing eLearning Environments Conducive to ePortfolio Identity Skill

Development

Bruno M. Kappes, Ph.D.Professor of Psychology & Health Science

University of Alaska Anchorage, USA

afbmk@uaa.alaska.edu

London 2011

Teaching History• University Teaching 39 years• Television 10 years• Online 11 years

• 100+ eClasses in BB• 300 Students per semester• 900 Students per year

Teaching HistoryCurrent eClasses

• General Psychology• Abnormal Psychology• Forensic Psychology• Psychology of Stress and Coping• Reactions to Catastrophic Events

First Generation Teaching Tools

Bruno Kappes (21) - The Early Years - 1973

First Generation Teaching Tools

• Chalk/Talk• Black/Green• Handouts• Typewriter• Carbon Copies• Ditto Machine• Transparencies

• Xerox• Mimeograph• Thermograph• Slide Projector• Film Projector• Overhead Projector• White Board

Markers

• Television• VCR/DVD• Computer• Listserv• LCD Overhead• Word Processor• PowerPoint• PDF, JPEG

• Internet• Email• Hyperlinks• Search Engines• HTML/Java• Blackboard CMS• Online Discussion• Multimedia Projector

Second Generation Teaching Tools

Web 1.0 Top Down

Third Generation Teaching Tools Web 2.0 Bottom Up

http://web2list.com/logos/• Wiki’s• Blogs• Google• Del.icio.us• Flickr• Podcasting• Scholar• Widgets

• Facebook/MySpace• Skype• You Tube• RSS Feed• Tag Cloud• Virtual

Communities• Twitter• ebooks

• Attitude shift with improving technology

• Social Networking• Allows freedom of information through

collaboration and association • Multimedia features• International and World Wide Web

Third Generation Web 2.0 Bottom Up

• Many to many• Multiple connections between

people and technology• People and needs of the user come

first• Allows personal choice of

information• Information available in real time• Cannot be done without the Internet

Web 2.0 (2004)Bottom Up

eLearning as Collaborative

Constructivist Process Learn by doingIndividuals make sense of personal

experiencesApplying core concepts in deep

and meaningful mannereLearning Philosophy – Create a

COI: Community of Inquiry

Community of Inquiry(Garrison and Vaughan, 08 )

Social PresenceCognitive PresenceTeaching Presence

Community of Inquiry Framework

Selecting Content

SettingClimate

Educational Experience

Supporting Discourse

Community of Inquiry Teaching Presence

Professor’s BlogTeaching AssistantsLecture UnitseLectureseWorkbookeTextbookeTextbook WebsitePsych Links

Community of Inquiry Teaching Presence

Professor’s AnnouncementsPaper Feedback, PP FeedbackStreaming videos Exercises Journals Practice quizzesExams Study guide/ Key Concepts

Community of Inquiry

Teaching Presence - StructureCourse SyllabusMake it Real/ Teach Us RubricsPower Point RubricPaper RubricDo’s and Don’tsRead this FirstRules and EtiquetteAcademic Honesty / PlagiarismCourse Information QuizBasic Skills for SuccessSample Presentations

Community of Inquiry

Social PresenceDiscussion boardsParticipation feedbackMovie discussion boardPowerPoint class presentationsProgress blogsProfessor’s blogStudent’s Web Page

IntroductionStudy Groups

 

Community of Inquiry

Social Process

Instructor Student Feedback

Teaching Assistant Feedback

Student to Student Feedback

Professor’s Blog Feedback

EmailSkype

Community of Inquiry

Cognitive/Social Process Make it Real Blogs,Teach Us Blogs, Reflective Thinking, Discussion Boards, Sharing ideas, External

LinksParticipation ResponsesStudy Groups

LMS BlackboardAssessment Advantages

• Students can submit and retain work digitally• We record and analyze student scores• Keeps students aware of their progress• We can track performance• Acquire course statistics

LMS BlackboardOther Advantages

• Reduce cost of printing• Monetarily and Environmentally

• Time control access to material• No more “Dog ate my paper” excuses• Allows student review of lecture • 24/7 access to materials• Technology encourages creativity • Engages student with different learning

styles

ePortfolioIdentity Development Goals

• Independent Mastery• Meta-cognitions• Transfer of Skills• Social Feedback• Assessment

ePortfolioIdentity - Independent Mastery

• Know Thyself• Creative Process• Learner-Centered• Own the Learning• Personal Freedom• Self-Expression

Independent Mastery

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Content Assessment Quizzes, Major Exams, Reflections, Project

Process

Relaxation Skills Streaming Audio/Exercises, Self-Ratings

Process/Product

Sharing, Networking Semester Project PP, Key Concept Feedback, Blogging

Process/Product

Independent Mastery

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Presentation/ Organization

Project PP, Key Concepts, Reflection Paper

Process/Product

Creative Problem Solving

Assessment, Book Selections/Web site Reviews

Process

Independent Mastery

Semester Project, PP Charting, Graphing, Personal Diaries

Process/Product

ePortfolioIdentity – Meta-cognitions

• Personal Reflections• Self-Monitoring• Self-Awareness• Selecting and Collecting with purpose • Making Connections• Promoting Cognitive Skill Development

Metacognitions

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Stress Self-Assessment

External Links, Web Sites, Book Reviews

Process/Product

Content Assessment Quizzes, Major Exams, Reflections, Project

Process

Relaxation Skills Streaming Audio/Exercises, Self-Ratings

Process/Product

Metacognitions

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Presentation/Organization

Project PP, Key Concepts, Reflection Paper

Process/Product

Reflective Thinking Reflection Paper, Key Concepts, Course Survey

Process

Creative Problem Solving

Assessment, Book Selections/Web site Reviews

Process

ePortfolioIdentity – Transfer of Skills

• Products are Personally Relevant• Practical and Promotes Useful Skills• Serves a Purpose• Results have Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value

• Builds Self-Efficacy• Transferable to Other Settings

Transfer of Skills

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Lecture Content eLectures, eText, eWorkbook, Links

Process

Lecture Materials eLectures, PowerPoint Synchronized Workbook

Process

Stress Self-Assessment

External Links, Web Sites, Book Selections

Process/Product

Content Review eLectures, eTextbook, eWorkbook, Key Concepts Selections

Process

Transfer of Skills

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Relaxation Skills Streaming Audio/Exercises, Self-Ratings

Process/Product

Visual Content Streaming Film Video, eLecture, Web Links

Process

Presentation/Organization

Project PP, Key Concepts, Reflection Paper

Process/Product

ePortfolioIdentity – Social Feedback

• Allows for Sharing• Social Networking• Observation and Discovery from Others• Encourages Peer Feedback• Shapes Observerable Reflective Practice• Promotes Sense of Community

ePortfolioIdentity - Assessment

• Provides Methods for Evaluation• Provides Measures of Performance• Allows for Assessing Goals• Quantifies Activities• Demonstrates Evidence of Success• Provides Accountability

Social Feedback & Assessment

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Community Learners

Intro Web Page, PP Presentation, Blogging

Process/Product

Instructor/Feedback Graded Reflections, Peer Feedback, Skype

Process

Sharing, Networking Project PP, Key Concept Reflections, Reflection Paper, Study Groups

Process/Product

Social Feedback & Assessment

Pedagogic Goal eLearning Activity

ePortfolio Activity

Independent Mastery

Semester Project, PP Charting, Graphing, Personal Diaries

Process/Product

Stress Self-Assessment

External Links, Web Sites, Book Selections

Process/Product

Content Assessment Quizzes, Major Exams, Reflections, Project

Process

ePortfolioIdentity Development Goals

• Independent Mastery• Meta-cognitions• Transfer of Skills• Social Feedback• Assessment